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Passengers ask taxi to stop, usually suddenly, at junction/zigzag lines/no-waiting zones etc, whose fault? Taxi driver says "Customer is king....." Passenger says "Not my problem, I am paying for 'good' service..." TP: "Got meh? I dont see anything, everything ok what....." Solution: other drivers better stay far far away from taxis....

Hi fellow motorists, We all know stopping along a road with dbl zigzag lines carries a fine of 140 (?) and demerit pts of 4. And thats what i kena. Long ago, i was along shenton way. Lost my way, and didnt want to kena ERP coz of entering wrong road, then back and kena another ERP, i had to stop to check the street directory. I stopped behind a taxi stand taht is good for 2 taxis. I remembered that day, the taxi stand was full with a few taxi (more than 2 for sure). I am effectively a taxi in a queue if my car is painted with COmfort logo, and im on the dbl zigzag line. I was happily reading the map, and when i looked up, a scooter carrying the traffic marshal rode away after writing something on his notepad. I know im dead. bEing a good citizen, i paid the fine, took the points, and moved on. Recently, when i was back in the area again, i saw that the taxi queue along either Shenton way or Robinson road are always very long. Far more taxis are waiting in the 'just for 2 taxis' stand, and encroaching into the roads where the double zigzag lines are painted. And when a traffic marshall road past, nothing was done. In case like this, doesnt it carry double standard? How come a taxi, being on the ZZ line, is able to escape the penalty just because it is queuing? Then what is the 'For 2 Taxis only' sign for? If i was in line with the last waiting taxi, doesnt that render me immunity as well? Or does TAxi is a special group that is free from the ZZ lines rule? Puzzled, i wrote to LTA. to be continued.

hi all what does single yellow line, double yellow line, zigzag yellow line, double zigzag yellow lines, etc, etc on the side of the road mean?? do anybody have a link to wat all these lines indicate? thanx!